German model Micaela Schaefer is held captive by a witch during a pre-Oktoberfest promotion for the Berlin Dungeon, a house-of-horrors-style attraction in Berlin.

What have you done to Hansel?

German model Micaela Schaefer is held captive by a witch during a pre-Oktoberfest promotion for the Berlin Dungeon, a house-of-horrors-style attraction in Berlin.

Photo: Johannes Eisele, AFP/Getty Images

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Another round, Fraulein!

A waitress with strong forearms brings mugs of beer to the heads of the six Munich breweries, who were meeting to sample their special Oktoberfest brews in the cellar of the Munich Beer and Oktoberfest Museum. Only the six - Hacker-Pschorr, Spaten, Loewenbraeu, Paulaner, Augustiner and Hofbraeu - are allowed to participate in Oktoberfest, which draws millions of visitors.

I mean, I'm a fierce Amur tiger and you're prey. Nothing personal. Sooo ... hey, do you mind if I play with you before I devour you? It's kind of a cat thing ...What? Escape? Ha, ha, sure, be my guest. I suppose you're just going to fly off ...

Five-year-old Reginae Bush watches the Man of Steel flex as he rappels
down the 15-story Children's of Alabama hospital in Birmingham. Squeegee Cleaning Services of Chelsea window
washers dressed as superheroes to cheer up the young patients.

Macy lies by a fungus in the front yard of her home in Akron, Ohio. The black lab got sick after she ate some of it, but she's better now.

I thought they were Dad's slippers!

Macy lies by a fungus in the front yard of her home in Akron, Ohio. The black lab got sick after she ate some of it, but she's better now.

Photo: Kathy Antoniotti, McClatchy-Tribune News Service

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Dunkin' devotee:

A Hindu worshipper carries an idol of the elephant-headed god Ganesha before immersing it in the River
Yamuna in New Delhi. The ritual marks the end of the 10-day long Ganesh
Chaturthi festival, which celebrates the birth of the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune.

1) Can take over the driving when you're feeling sleepy. 2) Matches the seat
upholstery perfectly. (Edwardsville, Ill.)

Definition of a good dog:

1) Can take over the driving when you're feeling sleepy. 2) Matches the seat upholstery perfectly. (Edwardsville, Ill.)

Photo: John Badman, Associated Press

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Resort cut off:

A man sits rests atop a car while trying to cross a flooded street in Chilpancingo, Mexico's Guerrero state.
Mexican authorities launched an airlift to evacuate tens of thousands of tourists stranded by flooding in Acapulco following a pair of deadly storms.

An abandoned car lies on the side of a road ravaged by floodwaters along the South Platte River east of
Greeley, Colo. Northern Colorado's broad agricultural expanses were especially affected by the recent floods, with more than 400 lane-miles of state highway and over 30 bridges destroyed or left impassable.

The Mt. Sinabung Volcano burps steam and ash at dawn Wednesday on Sumatra after erupting
for the second time this week. The volcano hurled a huge column of red-hot smoke and ash into the sky and
forced thousands more people to flee their homes.